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A |     WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden postponed a trip to Colorado on Monday to stay in Washington and focus on the growing conflict in the Middle East, setting aside an opportunity to pitch his economic accomplishments as he runs for reelection.Biden had been heading to the district of Rep. Lauren Boebert, where he was to visit CS Wind, the world's largest facility for wind tower manufacturing. But the White House said just a few hours before Biden was set to take off for the trip that it would be rescheduled. Instead, Biden is expected to hold a series of high-level meetings with aides on Israel and the growing humanitarian concerns in Gaza. The Democratic president is weighing a decision to visit the region in what would be a striking symbol of support for Israel following the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas that killed more than 1,400 Israelis. More than 2,300 Palestinians have died in the ensuing Israeli bombardment of Gaza, which is bracing for a ground invasion. At least 30 U.S. citizens have also died, and 13 remain missing, the State Department says.It’s rare for presidential travel, which is meticulously planned for security and logistical purposes, to be called off at the last minute. Biden's decision reflects the competing pressure that he faces as he tries to manage bloody conflicts in Ukraine, where the Russian invasion is in its second year, and now the Middle East, always one of the world's most combustible regions. There are concerns that a second front could open in Israel's north, which neighbors the Hezbollah-controlled territory in Lebanon's south. There have already been reports of sporadic fighting along the border. Iran backs both Hamas and Hezbollah. Two U.S. aircraft carrier strike groups have been dispatched to the Eastern Mediterranean in an effort to deter a widening war.Domestic and foreign policy priorities have collided for Biden before.He was scheduled to visit Papua New Guinea and Australia after attending the Group of Seven meeting in Japan earlier this year, but the two stops were scrubbed because of the standoff over the debt ceiling back in Washington. Rather than deepening ties with countries in the Indo-Pacific region, Biden jetted home to hash out a deal with Republicans to prevent a first-ever default. The change in Monday's schedule costs Biden a chance to turn Boebert into a political foil as he showcases the Inflation Reduction Act, his signature domestic legislation and the source of hundreds of billions of dollars for clean energy incentives.Boebert has called the law “a massive failure” that “needs to be repealed.” But Biden was planning to demonstrate otherwise when he visits CS Wind in the town of Pueblo. The company is undergoing a $200 million expansion that is expected to create 850 jobs by 2026 with help from the tax benefits in the law.Pueblo is one of the anchors of Colorado's sprawling 3rd Congressional District, which covers more ground than Pennsylvania. Boebert won her seat in 2020 and barely held on to it during the 2022 midterms. There's maximum chaos in Congress right now for House Republicans, who ousted Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California as their speaker but have been unable to settle on a replacement. Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, a prominent ally of Donald Trump, is the current leading candidate to replace McCarthy, but victory for him is uncertain. Despite low unemployment and slowing inflation, Biden has been struggling to convince Americans that his policies are good for the U.S. economy.An August poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research said just 36% of U.S. adults approve of Biden's handling of the economy, roughly where his numbers have stood for a year and a half. The president and other top administration officials have been traveling the country to promote their Investing in America agenda. Last week, the president visited a marine terminal in Philadelphia, where he announced that the area would become one of seven regional hubs for producing and delivering hydrogen fuel.“I truly believe this country is about to take off," Biden said. "For the first time in a long time we’re actually investing in America.”。    国家竞争监管机构今天表示，它将调查Booking.com的某些做法是否构成在向酒店提供中介服务方面滥用支配地位--因此，它是否对位于西班牙的酒店施加了不公平的交易条件，并实施了可能对其他在线旅行社和在线销售渠道产生排斥作用的商业政策。西班牙国家市场和竞争委员会（CNMC）还表示，它将调查Booking.com的行为是否包括构成对西班牙酒店经济依赖地位的利用--因此，正如其新闻稿中所说，"由于其产生的自由竞争的扭曲而构成影响公共利益的不公平竞争行为"。"在审查了收到的投诉和在初步调查中收集的信息后，CNMC的竞争局认为有理由支持Booking.com B.V.可能违反了SCA[西班牙竞争法]第2和第3条以及TFEU[欧盟运作条约]第102条，"CNMC补充说。西班牙监督机构有18个月的时间来进行调查并作出最终决定，它还指出，正式程序的启动并不预示着最终结果。Booking.com是第一波互联网创业公司中的老将，其在旅游领域的市场实力长期以来一直是欧盟立法者关注的问题--这显然有助于迫使该集团最近重新启动更严格的反垄断制度，该制度将于明年开始实施。Booking.com有可能被指定为泛欧盟数字市场法案（DMA）下的守门人--这将触发对其核心平台服务的事前监管，要求其区域业务遵守一套前期运营措施和条件，旨在确保与依赖该平台接触自己客户的其他企业公平交易。然而，DMA不太可能在明年立即加速行动，因为随着委员会加紧履行监管大科技的新角色，指定守门人的过程将需要几个月（甚至很多个月）。这意味着，在此同时，以欧盟内国家为单位的竞争调查--比如西班牙国家竞争委员会今天宣布的调查必须填补这一空白。在这种情况下，依靠既定的（较慢的）竞争监管工具，通常需要在任何干预之前对投诉进行强有力的调查--这一过程可能需要数年才能做出任何必要的纠正命令。

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